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Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts) Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:24 PM Mar 2019

The Daily Show: Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang's Campaign for Universal Basic Income

Ronny Chieng sits down with Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang to find out why he thinks the government should be paying every American adult $1,000 a month.

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The Daily Show: Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang's Campaign for Universal Basic Income (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 OP

He has zero chance to be the nominee or to beat Trump if he were emulatorloo Mar 2019 #1

Oh, he's one of the few I still know nothing about - and this was a comedy interview Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #2

Oh cool, thanks emulatorloo Mar 2019 #3

Ronny Chieng mostly had one joke and he ran it into the ground. How disappointing. Bucky Mar 2019 #4

The idea of UBI has been around for a few hundred years. Experimental appalachiablue Mar 2019 #5

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

1. He has zero chance to be the nominee or to beat Trump if he were

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:35 AM

Mar 2019

He’s the kind of candidate I would have supported last time. However we need to win, that is my top priority now. Most of our candidates have the same message. I want the one who will win.

I understand your support of Yang and best of luck to him.

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)

2. Oh, he's one of the few I still know nothing about - and this was a comedy interview

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:42 AM

Mar 2019

But since V&M is a political forum, I post the interviews with the political guests. And I agree, we have to choose the candidate that can defeat Trump - though I'm sure hoping he won't last that long. Every day with him is a fresh new nightmare...

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

3. Oh cool, thanks

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:44 AM

Mar 2019

Bucky

(54,026 posts)

4. Ronny Chieng mostly had one joke and he ran it into the ground. How disappointing.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 01:22 AM

Mar 2019

Just not funny.

The shock approach to comedy is lazy. UBI is interesting, altho basically unworkable. You can't sell Americans on the idea (Chieng dismantled it with a couple of half jokes) and the one time it's been tried (Finland), all it accomplished was reducing government paperwork. It didn't really create new jobs. There's smarter ways to stimulate market Demand. No offense to Mr. Yang, but running a business just isn't any kind of training for developing and selling public policy.

appalachiablue

(41,144 posts)

5. The idea of UBI has been around for a few hundred years. Experimental

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 06:58 AM

Mar 2019

programs have been tried in Europe (Utrecht, Netherlands), Canada and currently Stockton, CA in the US. We'll see how it goes, rule out nothing in these turbulent, complex times. K & R

Basic Income Pilots, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income_pilots

Stockton, CA Universal Basic Income,
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/will-basic-income-become-the-california-norm-town-starts-dollar500-no-strings-payments/ar-BBTDu84?ocid=HPCOMMDHP15

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